Population-based cross-sectional survey of cervical cancer screening prevalence and socio-demographic correlates in Bangladeshi women by Mohammad Jobair Khan, Priya Kannan, Sayma, Stanley John Winser

“…Abstract Background Cervical cancer, albeit preventable, is the second-most deadly gynecological cancer in developing nations. Little is known about cervical cancer among Bangladeshi women. …”
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Advanced sulfonated polyimide membrane technology: From synthesis to properties by Xinyi Lim, Muhammad Bisyrul Hafi Othman, Mohamad Nurul Azmi, Mohd Ridhwan Adam, Nuru-Deen Jaji, Norlin Nosbi

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Integrating Machine Learning Into Nutritional Assessment and Food Waste Monitoring in Food Services: A Step Toward Sustainability by Dario Gregori, Corrado Lanera, Solidea Baldas, Cecilia Dente, Giulia Lorenzoni

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First Steps towards Evidence-Based Preventive Home Visits: Experiences Gathered in a Swedish Municipality by Charlotte Löfqvist, Staffan Eriksson, Torbjörn Svensson, Susanne Iwarsson

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Inoculum and inoculation techniques: key steps in studying pathogenicity and resistance to Sclerotinia stem rot in oilseed rape by Nazanin Zamani-Noor, Malgorzata Jedryczka

“…To date, no immune oilseed rape germplasm has been identified, posing a major challenge for breeding resistance to Sclerotinia stem rot. Developing reliable assessment techniques to evaluate oilseed rape resistance to the disease is a critical step in investigating genetic control and producing resistant cultivars. …”
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Analysis of Primary Metabolite Content in Shallot Bulbs from Bantul and Sragen Basic Steps for Plant Breeding by Hardian Ningsih, Herlina Mega Puspitasari, Zainal Arifin, Amelga Via Playnia Mars

“…These findings are expected to serve as a basis for selecting cultivation sites based on nutritional quality, developing processed products that match the nutritional characteristics of the raw materials and are expected to serve as a basic step in plant breeding.…”
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Vaccine hesitancy among healthcare professionals and the general population: Second important step in the fight against COVID-19 by Salih Metin, Suna Eraybar, Huseyin Aygun, Ferhat Ekinci

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Machine learning analysis of pre-culture effects on rate-limiting steps in volatile compound dynamics of Mead by Xian Li, Tiantian Zhang, Ziwei Liu, Meng Jiao, Qian Li, Martin Gand, Kexin Zhu, Yibing Qiao, Wushuang Bai, Zisheng Guo, Bin Li, Yiran Wang, Jing Dong, Binglin Li

“…A novel two-step fermentation process was developed to enhance mead flavor quality. …”
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Every 1,000 steps matter: incremental reductions in metabolic syndrome risk in Japanese office workers by Yukako Yamaga, Thomas Svensson, Ung-il Chung, Akiko Kishi Svensson

“…Conclusions Each additional 1,000 daily steps was associated with a 9% reduction in the risk of developing MetS among healthy participants. …”
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Guidance in Reading Strategies: A First Step Towards Autonomous Learning in a Semi-Distance Education Program by Jahir Aguirre Morales, Bertha Ramos Holguín

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Geospatial Clustering in Smart City Resource Management: An Initial Step in the Optimisation of Complex Technical Supply Systems by Aliaksey A. Kapanski, Roman V. Klyuev, Aleksandr E. Boltrushevich, Svetlana N. Sorokova, Egor A. Efremenkov, Anton Y. Demin, Nikita V. Martyushev

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Efficiency enhancement by integration of fuel cells in downstream of power plants: Next step in energy generation systems by Behzad Kanani, Alireza Zahedi

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A Two-Step Deep Semantic Segmentation and Object Detection Approach for Runner Recognition in Strawberry Plants by Mojtaba Ahmadi, Abbas Atefi, Mohammadreza Ramzanpour, John Lin

“…The findings contribute to the development of an autonomous runner-cutting robot, offering potential labor-saving technology for strawberry growers.…”
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Web Content Search and Adaptation for IDTV: One Step Forward in the Mediamorphosis Process toward Personal-TV by Stefano Ferretti, Marco Roccetti, Claudio E. Palazzi

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Characteristics of PD for Dry-type Air-core Reactor in Turn-to-turn Insulation under Step-voltage by YAO Yuan-hang, WEI Xin-lao, YANG Sheng-sheng, GU Zhe-yi, NIE Hong-yan

“…This paper references the manufacture process of 35kV drytype aircore reactor turntoturn insulation, and make the turntoturn insulation partial discharge test model, then get the partial discharge signal with the digital partial discharge detector in the way of stepvoltage. From the results, the variation characteristics of the maximum discharge, average discharge, discharge repetition frequency, and the twodimensional phase resolved partial discharge pattern of Hqmax(φ), Hqn(φ), Hn(φ), discharge amplitude grayscale, discharge energy grayscale can be obtained under different stepvoltage tests of stepup duration.…”
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Variable Step-size Hill-Climbing Search (VS-HCS) MPPT Algorithm for Hydrokinetic Energy Harnessing by WAN ISMAIL IBRAHIM, Nasiruddin Sadan, Noorlina Ramli, Mohd Riduwan Ghazali Riduwan Ghazali, Ilham Fuad

“…In this paper, the Variable-Step Hill Climbing Search (VS-HCS) MPPT algorithm is proposed to solve the limitation of the conventional HCS MPPT. …”
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Toward high-efficiency multi-material additive manufacturing: a two-step hybrid fabrication strategy by Zhengda Chen, Dawei Fu, Xiangjun Zha, Huan Qi, Jigang Huang

“…This strategy opens a new avenue for the development of multi-material additive manufacturing.…”
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Step Enzymatic Hydrolysis and <i>In Silico</i> Screening-Assisted Preparation of Bioactive Peptides from Abalone by Kanzhen Liu, Cuiping Pang, Qinghua Li, Jianghua Li, Guocheng Du, Guoqiang Zhang

“…Notably, nine of these peptides were powerful antioxidants. The developed step enzymatic hydrolysis and <i>in silico</i> screening-assisted preparation also provided a feasible and efficient method for exploring more bioactive peptides from diverse biomasses.…”
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Load Modulation Affects Pediatric Lower Limb Joint Moments During a Step-Up Task by Vatsala Goyal, Keith E. Gordon, Theresa Sukal-Moulton

“…<i>Introduction:</i> Performance in a single step has been suggested to be a sensitive measure of movement quality in pediatric clinical populations. …”
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Factors Influencing Step Ablation in the Expansion Section of a Composite Nozzle in a Solid Rocket Motor by Jiming Cheng, Chunyu Zhang, Hang Yan, Xiping Feng, Guoqiang Zhu

“…Based on this model, the distribution of the nozzle’s thermochemical ablation rate was analyzed to investigate the mechanisms underlying ablation step formation. Furthermore, detailed calculations and analyses were performed to determine the effects of the gas pressure, temperature, H₂O concentration, and aluminum concentration in the propellant on the ablation rate of the throat liner and the thickness of the ablation steps. …”
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